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Clutch Master Cylinder
Posted by Spencer (more from Spencer) on Sat, 17 Jun 2000 10:22:15
1993 900 T16S Convertible
I recently had my car serviced by Haymill Saab in Slough, UK. They picked my car up from my
place of work and returned the car later that day. When I started the car up and put it into
first, the car leapt forward after a few seconds. I quickly put the car into neutral and pumped
the clutch. I got pressure back and again put her into first gear. The exact same thing happened.
I immediately called the garage but they just denied it was anything to do with them and must
be pure coincidence. I protested , so they asked me to take the car back to them the next day.
I did this and they later called me at work with a quote for the repair. £630 ($900) to replace
a leaking Master and Slave cylinder. They also said if the clutch was low on dismantling they
would need to throw one of them in too. I refused to let them do the work as I now doubted
they were trustworthy. I booked my car into Newbury SAAB in Berkshire, UK, and told them it
had a fault with the clutch. I left the car with them for 2 weeks whilst I was on holiday.
On my return I was presented with a bill for £168 ($240) for just a Master Cylinder replacement.
They said they checked the whole system and only found the Master to need replacing.
My questions.
Would a Master Cylinder just stop working or would I have expected there to have been some
fading for a few weeks prior to the failure ?
Is it feasible to replace the Slave when doing the Master ?
The reasons for the questions are, I think the dealer may be trying to scam me. My car took
over 2 hours to be returned to me from the time they said it left the dealership. This is a
20 minutes journey. I have since found out about other bad experiences from other people about
this dealer so I need technical advice before taking my next step.
Cheers
Spencer
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